[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 139 (Friday, July 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39008-39009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15758]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-HA-0067]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Health Agency announces a proposed public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 
are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the 
burden of the information collection on respondents, including through 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by 
September 21, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket 
listed above.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Defense Health 
Agency, ATTN: Maj Nathan Reynolds, 7700 Arlington Blvd., STE 5158, 
3M546B, Falls Church, VA 22042 or call 703-681-5101.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: DoD COVID-19 Vaccine 
Questionnaire; OMB Control Number 0720-0069.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of the DoD COVID-19 Vaccine 
Questionnaire is as follows: (1) Exercise due-diligence to reach out to 
the vast majority of our authorized vaccine eligible population (but 
has not received the COVID-19 vaccine per Military Health System 
records) with instructions on how to receive the vaccine. (2) 
Understand existing vaccine demand to adjust. (3) Inform future (i.e. 
booster) vaccination efforts. (4) Lift an administrative burden from 
the military treatment facilities by executing a standardized survey at 
the HQ level. (5) Remind message/questionnaire recipients to have their 
medical record updated with their vaccination as applicable.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 19,000.
    Number of Respondents: 570,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 570,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 2 minutes.
    Frequency: One time.

    Dated: July 20, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-15758 Filed 7-22-21; 8:45 am]
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